Interactive Graphic: Comparing the Cost of Water

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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/ammonium-nitrate-facilities/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/10/FertilzaerApp_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/10/FertilzaerApp_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/ammonium-nitrate-facilities/">Interactive: Texas Ammonium Nitrate Facilities</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/criminal-probe-launched-fertilizer-plant-blast/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA5938_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Department of Public Safety patch worn on uniform during graduation ceremony in Austin, Texas April 7th, 2011" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA5938_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Department of Public Safety patch worn on uniform during graduation ceremony in Austin, Texas April 7th, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Department of Public Safety patch worn on uniform during graduation ceremony in Austin, Texas April 7th, 2011</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/criminal-probe-launched-fertilizer-plant-blast/">West Plant Blast Focus of Criminal Investigation</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/after-west-other-chemical-stockpiles-come-under-sc/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/09/FertPlant_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Gavilon facility in Amarillo sits near residences. Officials say that the ammonium nitrate on site is stored safely, so that it cannot explode." width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/09/FertPlant_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Gavilon facility in Amarillo sits near residences. Officials say that the ammonium nitrate on site is stored safely, so that it cannot explode." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: David Bowser</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Gavilon facility in Amarillo sits near residences. Officials say that the ammonium nitrate on site is stored safely, so that it cannot explode.</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/after-west-other-chemical-stockpiles-come-under-sc/">After West Blast, Chemical Stockpiles Scrutinized</a> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="cell w-4 col"> <ul class="headlines"> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/triblive-tea-party-freshmen-on-the-rainy-day-fund/">TribLive: Tea Party Freshmen on the Rainy Day Fund</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/08/with-disposal-wells-in-high-demand-one-/">With Disposal Wells in High Demand, One County Pushes Back</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/07/agenda-texas-whats-left-do/">Agenda Texas: What's Left to Do?</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/07/bill-would-end-tceq-compliance-history-program/">Bill Would End TCEQ Compliance History Program</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/07/texas-groundwater-dropped-sharply-amid-droughtstud/">Texas Groundwater Levels Suffer Sharp Drop, Study Finds</a> </li> </ul> </div>   <div class="cell w-4 col"> <div class="featured"> <h3>Tribpedia</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/water-supply/">Water Supply</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/wind-energy/">Wind Energy</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="featured"> <h3>Featured Data</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-reservoir-levels/">Texas Reservoir Levels</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/cheap-water-in-texas/">Comparing the Cost of Water</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="featured"> <h3>Featured Video</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/video/47857/">Smitherman on the Shale Boom</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/18/triblive-a-conversation-with-allan-ritter/">A Conversation with Allan Ritter</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="tab-government" class="tab_content"> <div class="grid">  <header> <h1><a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/government/">GOVERNMENT</a></h1> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="320x50" data-adunit="SectionNav_government_320x50"> </div> </header> <div class="cell w-4 col"> <ul class="headlines with_thumbs"> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/11/newsreel-deadlines-tax-cuts-special-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/051013_ART_newsreel_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/051013_ART_newsreel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/11/newsreel-deadlines-tax-cuts-special-session/">Newsreel: Deadlines, Tax Cuts, Special Session</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/agenda-texas-bill-kill-vol-1/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2944_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie speaks with Rep. Todd Hunter R-Corpus Christi and Rep. Abel Herrero D-Robstown on House floor before voting on HB 10 February 21st, 2013" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2944_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie speaks with Rep. Todd Hunter R-Corpus Christi and Rep. Abel Herrero D-Robstown on House floor before voting on HB 10 February 21st, 2013" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie speaks with Rep. Todd Hunter R-Corpus Christi and Rep. Abel Herrero D-Robstown on House floor before voting on HB 10 February 21st, 2013</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/agenda-texas-bill-kill-vol-1/">Agenda Texas: Bill Kill, Vol. 1</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/well-timed-budget-note-attorney-general/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TribLiveWill098TT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TribLive at the Austin Club featuring State Sen. Tommy Williams and State Rep. Jim Pitts on financial issues facing the 83rd Texas Legislature." width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TribLiveWill098TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TribLive at the Austin Club featuring State Sen. Tommy Williams and State Rep. Jim Pitts on financial issues facing the 83rd Texas Legislature." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TribLive at the Austin Club featuring State Sen. Tommy Williams and State Rep. Jim Pitts on financial issues facing the 83rd Texas Legislature.</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/well-timed-budget-note-attorney-general/">A Well-Timed Budget Note From the Attorney General</a> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="cell w-4 col"> <ul class="headlines"> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/guest-column-early-look-legislative-partisanship/">Guest Column: An Early Look at Legislative Partisanship</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/triblive-a-conversation-about-the-tea-party/">TribLive: A Conversation About the Tea Party</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/pay-raise-little-something-extra/">A Pay Raise With a Little Something Extra</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/after-west-other-chemical-stockpiles-come-under-sc/">After West Blast, Chemical Stockpiles Scrutinized</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/session/83R/bills/house/failed/">News App: Updated House Bill Tracker</a> </li> </ul> </div>   <div class="cell w-4 col"> <div class="featured"> <h3>Sub-sections</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/government/governors-office/">Governor's Office</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/government/legislature/">Legislature</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/government/state-agencies/">State Agencies</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="featured"> <h3>Featured Data</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/bidness/explore/">Lawmaker Explorer</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/session/83R/bills/">83rd Legislative Session Bills</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/">Texas Government Salaries</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="featured"> <h3>Featured Series</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bidness-as-usual/">Bidness As Usual</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="tab-health-and-human-services" class="tab_content"> <div class="grid">  <header> <h1><a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/">HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES</a></h1> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="320x50" data-adunit="SectionNav_health-and-human-services_320x50"> </div> </header> <div class="cell w-4 col"> <ul class="headlines with_thumbs"> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/07/hotze-file-suit-over-federal-health-reform/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/07/0507_Hotze078CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Surrounded by several Texas legislators, Dr. Steve Hotze announces his lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act on May 7, 2013." width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/07/0507_Hotze078CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Surrounded by several Texas legislators, Dr. Steve Hotze announces his lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act on May 7, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Surrounded by several Texas legislators, Dr. Steve Hotze announces his lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act on May 7, 2013.</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/07/hotze-file-suit-over-federal-health-reform/">Hotze to File Suit Over Federal Health Reform</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/big-tobacco-beats-small-tobacco-tax-vote/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CigWars_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CigWars_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/big-tobacco-beats-small-tobacco-tax-vote/">Big Tobacco Beats Small Tobacco on Tax Vote</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/tribunefest-is-cost-containment-possible/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxTrib-CostContain_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxTrib-CostContain_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/06/tribunefest-is-cost-containment-possible/">TribuneFest: Is Cost Containment Possible?</a> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="cell w-4 col"> <ul class="headlines"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/track-83rd-abortion-bills/">Interactive: Tracking Texas' Abortion Legislation</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/05/lawmakers-quietly-work-restore-womens-health-funds/">Divided Lege Finds Rare Harmony in Women's Health</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/03/polling-center-planned-parenthood-out-equation/">The Polling Center: Planned Parenthood and Women's Health</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/03/tribevent-the-state-of-womens-health/">TribuneFest: The State of Women's Health</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/02/public-private-hospitals-odds-over-budget-rider/">Public, Private Hospitals to Negotiate With Dewhurst</a> </li> </ul> </div>   <div class="cell w-4 col"> <div class="featured"> <h3>Tribpedia</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/womens-health-program/">Women's Health Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/federal-health-reform-and-texas/">Federal Health Reform</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/medicaid/">Medicaid</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="featured"> <h3>Featured Data</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/national-comparison-medicaid-expansions/">Comparing State Medicaid Expansions</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/where-texas-womens-health-program-providers/">Women's Health Program Providers</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/10/interactive-weighing-medicaid-expansion/">Weighing Texas Medicaid Expansion</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="featured"> <h3>Featured Video</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/11/01/triblive-a-conversation-with-kyle-janek/">A Conversation With Kyle Janek</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/library/multimedia/video-series-fertile-ground/">Video Series: Fertile Ground</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="tab-law-and-order" class="tab_content"> <div class="grid">  <header> <h1><a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/">LAW & ORDER</a></h1> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="320x50" data-adunit="SectionNav_law-and-order_320x50"> </div> </header> <div class="cell w-4 col"> <ul class="headlines with_thumbs"> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/proposal-curb-access-photos-murder-victims/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/09/CrimeScenePhotos_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Victim Advocate for the City of Houston Andy Kahan, with crime scene photos printed off websites showing dead bodies, many unclothed, in his office at the Houston Police Department in Houston, Monday May 6, 2013." width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/09/CrimeScenePhotos_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Victim Advocate for the City of Houston Andy Kahan, with crime scene photos printed off websites showing dead bodies, many unclothed, in his office at the Houston Police Department in Houston, Monday May 6, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Victim Advocate for the City of Houston Andy Kahan, with crime scene photos printed off websites showing dead bodies, many unclothed, in his office at the Houston Police Department in Houston, Monday May 6, 2013.</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/10/proposal-curb-access-photos-murder-victims/">Bill Would Curb Access to Photos of Murder Victims</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/execution-prison-guard-murder-delayed-pending-dna-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/18/TxTrib-Pruett-014_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Robert Pruett, 33, was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of correctional officer Daniel Nagle. Pruett says he was framed by corrupt guards and inmates while the prison employee union says chronic understaffing led to Nagle's murder." width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/18/TxTrib-Pruett-014_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Robert Pruett, 33, was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of correctional officer Daniel Nagle. Pruett says he was framed by corrupt guards and inmates while the prison employee union says chronic understaffing led to Nagle's murder." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Robert Pruett, 33, was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of correctional officer Daniel Nagle. Pruett says he was framed by corrupt guards and inmates while the prison employee union says chronic understaffing led to Nagle's murder.</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/execution-prison-guard-murder-delayed-pending-dna-/">Execution for Prison Guard Murder Delayed for DNA Tests</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/staples-reform-bill-contains-ultimate-amnesty/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/02/TxTribLive-ToddStaples01_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Evan Smith talks with Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples during a TribLive event on May 2, 2013." width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/02/TxTribLive-ToddStaples01_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Evan Smith talks with Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples during a TribLive event on May 2, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Evan Smith talks with Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples during a TribLive event on May 2, 2013.</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/staples-reform-bill-contains-ultimate-amnesty/">Staples: Reform Bill Contains the "Ultimate Amnesty"</a> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="cell w-4 col"> <ul class="headlines"> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/drone-surveillance-bill-soars-through-house/">Drone Surveillance Measure Soars Through House</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/cell-phone-tracking-bill-hit-house-floor/">Time Running Out for House Cellphone Tracking Bill</a> </li> <li> <a 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Jones" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tommy LaVergne of Rice University</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Mark P. 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Staples during a TribLive event on May 2, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Evan Smith talks with Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples during a TribLive event on May 2, 2013.</div> </div> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/staples-reform-bill-contains-ultimate-amnesty/">Staples: Reform Bill Contains the "Ultimate Amnesty"</a> </li> <li> <div class="mega-thumb"> <a href="/web/20130512115936/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/09/bills-adressing-undocumented-immigrants-limbo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/07/BorderPatrolCar_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/07/BorderPatrolCar_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox 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Wish Austin stats could have been included. I guess as long as our water is so cheap, our consumption will remain fairly high. I hope Lake Travis can hold out.</p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1241833802"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1241833802/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 8, 2012 @ 9:05 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1241833802">Richard S. Moore</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.facebook.com/texastribune?v=wall&story_fbid=434413876578274">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Good coverage. It would be interesting to contrast portions of rate structures covering infrastructure vs. the actual water. Actual water costs are set to really "take off"!</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512115936/http://www.facebook.com/texastribune?v=wall&story_fbid=434413876578274"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 11, 2012 @ 6:37 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> Jonah Bliss </span> </p> <p class="comment">I'm a little curious about the data, as I've seen other data points saying that LA uses the least water of a major city: http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2012/05/08/6018/las-water-conservation-slows-creeps-upward-ladwp-o/</p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> June 15, 2012 @ 9:40 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> Falk Poenisch </span> </p> <p class="comment">Those prices do not include sewer rates, which in Houston costs an additional ~$40.9.<br/>FP</p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> January 18 @ 4:27 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> Scott Provost </span> </p> <p class="comment">We need the major infrastructure project to bring sea water across Texas NM and Arizona. A $1 per gallon tax could fund it while effecting rates little. The tax could be applied only to the usage over 1,000 gallons per month. An additional $1 per 1,000 gallon surcharge should be applied to all new construction since the cheep water is all gone and all new construction will be supplied by the more costly infrastructure.<br/>The Reverse River and Inland Seas should be planned now and built in the next decade. 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